Two-step versus joint analysis of Von Bertalanffy function

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 331-338

  Varona, L ^a,b   Moreno, C ^a   Cortés, L A García ^a   Yague G ^a   Altarriba, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b Centra UdL IRTA   (Spain)

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EID: 0033435706     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0388.1999.00220.x     Document Type: Article

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